Toy gun.



E. P. HICKS.

TOY cum.

I APPLlCATlQN FILED APR-29,1916- .l ,1 92,30 Patented July 25, 1916.

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E. P. HICKS.

TOY GUN.

APPLICATION FILED APR-29. 1916.

1,1 92 308. Patented July 25, 1916.

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awuamtoz EDWIN P. HICKS, OF GREENWOOD, ARKANSAS.

TOY GUN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1916.

Application filed April 29, 1916. Serial N 0. 94,404.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, EDWIN P. HIoKs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Green-.-

wood, in the county of Sebastian and State of Arkansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toy Guns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toy guns, and one of its objects is to provide a toy shot gun, designed particularly for discharging a plurality of shot or small projectiles instead of a single shot or projectile, as is common in toy guns of the catapult or sling class.

Another object of the invention'is to provide a toy gun embodying a novel and improved discharging or pro-jectingand setting mechanism, adapted to be set or cocked by the operator and to be automatically locked in cocked position and while in such position to receive a charge of shot from the magazine.

A further object of the invention is to pr0- vide a toy gun embodying a springactuated projector, adapted under the action of its impelling spring to discharge the charge with great velocity, and with which cooperates cushioning means for protecting the parts of the operating mechanism from damage incident to the violent recoil of the actuating spring.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy gun constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same with the projector shown in its forward or released position. Figs. 3 and 1 are views similar to Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale through the front and rear portions of the barrel and respectively showing the projector in fully released and cocked positions. Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are vertical transverse sections on the lines 5-5, 6--6 and 7.7 of Fig. 1. Figs. 8 and 9 are side elevational and longitudinal sectional views of the carriage. Fig. 10 is a'perspective View of the projector. Fig. 11 is a detail section showing the cushioning means.

In the practical embodiment of my invention, I provide a toy gun comprising generally a barrel 1, casing 2, arranged beneath the barrel, to contain the working parts, and a stock 3 to which the barrel and easing are suitably connected at their rear ends, the casing being closed at its forward end by a cap 4: and united to the barrel by a suitable fastening clip 5. The gun may be of the usual general form of magazine rifle or shot gun, and provided with the usual complement of sights and other external fixtures.

The barrel is made of sheet metal or other sultable material and is provided in its upper rear portion with an opening 6 to. receive a magazine box or chamber 7 provided in its bottom with a discharge outlet 8 and closed at itstop by a sliding cover 9. This magazine is designed to be filled with small BB .shot or other small projectiles, a suit able number of which may be discharged through the outlet 8 into the cup or receptacle of the projector, hereinafter described, and this outlet is adapted to be normally closed by a cut-off 10, formed of a U-shape strip of sheet metal, said cut-off having a controlling finger 11 projecting downward into the barrel and normally held in outlet closing position by an actuating spring 12. The barrel is also provided in its underside, between its center and the stock with a longitudinal slot 13 which registers with a slot 15 in the upper rear portion of the casing 2. The meeting faces of the barrel and casing are also suitably formed to provide a horizontal transverse guideway 15 coextensive in length with said slots 13 and 14, and suitably'secured within the lower forward portion of the casing is a bracket bar or plate.

16 having its rear end arranged to form a stop surface 17 and its forward end provided with an upturned arm 18. Mounted to slide longitudinally upon the barrel is a runner or setting sleeve 19, which is adapted to be held in position against casual displacement, when in its normal or forward position, by a light retaining spring 20. This runner or setting sleeve carries a tubular member 21 which incloses the casing and extends through the passage 15, whereby the sleeve is operative for a projector setting and releasing action. Arranged upon the stock is a pivoted trigger 22 retained in normal position by a retracting spring 23, said trigger being pivoted, as at 24:, to the rear arm of a. vertically tilting latch 25, having a forward arm provided with a latch book 26 and a beveled face of lip leading thereto.

Arranged within. the casing is a carriage 27 in the form of a block of suitable material, said carriage being provided at its forward end with a reduced projection 28, to which is connected the rear end of a coiled motor spring 29. This spring 29 is secured at its forward end to a plunger stem 30 which is fitted to slide within an opening 31 in the arm 18 and provided at its outer end with aretaining head 32, which serves to hold it from rearward displacement. Loosely mounted on the stem, and abutting against motor spring to be expanded rearwardly and placed under tension and to be released for contraction and a propulsive action, but on the contracting action of said motor spring the plunger stem 30 is free to slide in the opening 31 and the spring 84: cooperates therewith to cushion the movement of said stem, thus preventing any rebounding action of the motor spring of a character liable to cause the parts to become bound or to act with destructive violence upon delicate portions of the apparatus.

The carriage or carrier block 27 is bifurcated or formed with a vertical longitudinal slot 35 terminating in a forward inclined abutment shoulder 36, and extending across this slot at the rear of the carriage is a lockcarrier block supports the projector 38 which comprises a block fitted within the slot or bifurcation 35 and pivotally mounted therein upon transverse pivot pin 39. The projector is provided at its upper end with an angularly disposed cup or pocket to receive the charge of shot which is to beex pelled, and said projector is adapted when in normal or released position to be tilted forwardly and rest against the shoulder36 and the rear edge of the tube 21, in which position the opening or mouth of the pocket 40 faces forwardly in line with the bore of the barrel, into which the upper end of said projector extends. The projector is movable in the longitudinal slot 13 and has its 1 lower end provided with'a contact surface 41 which projects below the carrier for engagement with the contact surface 17 Said projector is formed in its front edge with a notch or recess 42 to receive the tubular projection 21, whereby said projector may be positively engaged and actuated by said tubular projection in setting the mechanism for action.

In the operation of setting the projector for the purpose of charging the gun, and assuming the parts together in the position shown in Fig. 3, it will be understood that the operator holds the gun in one hand in the usual way and employs his other hand to slide the sleeve 19 rearwardly, thereby causing the projector to be tilted backward ing or retaining pin 27. The carriage or this operation will be expanded and placed under tension, the arrangement being such that when the carriage reaches the limit of its rearward motion the pin 37 thereon will be engaged by the locking end of the latch 25, thus setting the firing mocha nism for action by the trigger 22, which is simultaneously cocked. This operation also brings the projector into engagement with the depending finger 11 of the cut-off 10, which is retracted against the resistance of its closing spring 22, thus opening the outlet 8 of the magazine and permitting a charge of shot to pass by gravity therefrom into the receiving cup or pocket of the projector, which is disposed in receiving position as described. The gun now being set for firing the charge, the setting sleeve 19 may be moved forward to normal position in which it will be retained by the spring 20, so that it will'not offer any resistance to the movement of the projector. The operator then by pulling on the trigger will retract the latch and release the carriage and projector which will be impelled forward by the contractile action of the motor spring 29. On such forward motion the projectile will retain its receiving position through its frictional engagement with theupper and longer arm of the projector will be tilted forward and will be brought by the action 'of the spring into violent contact with the tubular member 21, at which time its cup will be disposed in 'a discharging position for the forcible expulsion of the charge through the barrel of the gun. Vhen theprojector clears the magazine outlet 8, the spring 12 of the cut-off 10 moves said cut-off forward and thus automatically closes the outlet against discharge of any shot until the projector is'again brought into receiving position.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the construction and mode of operation of my improved shot gun will be readily understood, and it will be seen that th invention provides a shot gun of the sling-shot type which is simple of construction, susceptible of being readily and conveniently manufactured at a low cost, and which is adapted to dis-' It willalso be seen that the ac order, and that the mode of use of the gun may be readily understood by any person having ordinary knowledge of devices of this character. While the structural organization disclosed is preferred, it will, of course, be understood that changes within the scope of the appended claims may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

I claim:

1. A toy gun including a gun body provided with a magazine, a spring actuated carrier, trigger governed latch mechanism for holding the carrier set for action, a projector pivotally mounted upon the carrier and provided with a charge receiving pocket adapted by the pivotal movements of the projector to be disposed in receiving and discharging positions, and means operative for tilting the projector in the setting and discharging actions.

2. A toy gun comprising a gun body having a magazine, an automatic cut-off for closing the outlet of the magazine, a spring actuated carrier, trigger controlled latch mecha nism for holding the carrier in setting position, a projector pivotally mounted upon the carrier for tilting motions to receive and discharge positions, said projector being provided with a charge receiving pocket and adapted to retract said cut-oil when said pocket is moved into registry with the outlet of the magazine, and means operative for setting the aforesaid elements and tilting the projector to the stated positions.

3. A toy gun comprising a gun body having a magazine provided with an outlet, an automatically closed cut-off for the outlet, a longitudinally movable carrier, a motor spring adapted to be tensioned on the rearward movement of the carrier for subsequently actuating said carrier, trigger controlled latch mechanism for holding the carrier in set position, a pivotally mounted projector on the carrier having a charge receiving pocket and tiltable to receiving and discharging positions, said projector adapted when set to engage and hold the automatic cut-off retracted, a slidably mounted device movable to set the carriage and tension the motor spring and tilt the projector to receiving position, and means for tilting the receiver to discharge position upon the limit of forward motion of the carriage.

4. A toy gun including a gun body, a magazine upon the body having an outlet, an automatic cut-out for closing the outlet, a longitudinally movable carrier, a contractile motor spring for actuating the carrier, a cushioning connection between the spring and body operating to control the contractile motion of the spring, a projector pivotally mounted upon the carrier and having a charge receiving pocket, means for setting the carrier and tilting the projector to receiving position and means for tilting the projector to discharge position at the limit of forward movement thereof.

5. In a toy gun,"the combination of a gun body, having a magazine provided with an outlet, a bracket upon the body providing an abutment surface and an arm, a carrier, trigger controlled latch mechanism for holding the carrier in setting position, a contractile motor spring connected at one end with the carrier and adapted to be expanded on the setting motion of the carrier for subsequent reaction to actuate said carrier, a sliding spring controlled cushioning connection between the other end of the motor spring and the said bracket arm, a projector pivotally mounted upon the carrier on tilting movements to receiving and discharging positions, said projector having a pocket to receive the charge and being adapted on its forward movement to engage and be tilted to discharge position by said abutment surface of the bracket, and means for setting the carrier and tilting the projector to receiving position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWVIN P. HICKS.

WVitnesses:

Lno RosENBAUM, ALTA BLAYLOCK.

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